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Yep. I used to be one of those guys with two 250-CD binders full of all sorts of music. I went to the used CD bin weekly through high school and college becau
by soylentcola 11y ago
Yep. I used to be one of those guys with two 250-CD binders full of all sorts of music. I went to the used CD bin weekly through high school and college because they had deals with 3 discs for $10 so most weeks, I'd use my paychecks to pay the bills and tip money for CDs. Later on, I amassed quite a collection of DVDs as well.
Later on, I realized I was watching and listening to just about everything via my computer or mp3 player so I began the process of ripping everything to my RAID (now just a standalone NAS).
Of course, I did sell those CDs and DVDs on craigslist afterward so that's just about as legally dubious as downloading unlicensed copies. I just figured I didn't need the stacks of plastic circles laying around anymore and could use the cash.
Either way, between rips and still occasionally buying mp3 albums on Amazon, I've got a load of digital media and Plex is an excellent way to stream it all to devices in my house. I use my phone or a laptop as the "remote" and the Plex server streams to my Chromecast, Xbox, or other computers from the NAS. It's a great setup. For people who want to use an Apple TV as their media extender, it looks like they have the option to use Plex as well.
Honestly this is a bit of a surprise since I thought Apple typically wanted to steer you toward iTunes for local media streaming but as someone who really doesn't like iTunes and generally avoids it whenever possible, Plex support makes Apple TV an actual option now.
- josteink 11y ago> Of course, I did sell those CDs and DVDs on craigslist afterward Personally I just threw them away because I was fed up with them taking storage-space (which in my flat is limited). This means I can't prove ownership, but at least I don't feel like I'm having some sort of moral dilemma around my digital collection.